diff --git a/app/src/main/java/gq/kirmanak/mealient/extensions/FlowExtensions.kt b/app/src/main/java/gq/kirmanak/mealient/extensions/FlowExtensions.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eedafc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/gq/kirmanak/mealient/extensions/FlowExtensions.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package gq.kirmanak.mealient.extensions
+
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.Flow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.FlowCollector
+
+fun <T> Flow<T>.valueUpdatesOnly(): Flow<T> = when (this) {
+    is ValueUpdateOnlyFlowImpl<T> -> this
+    else -> ValueUpdateOnlyFlowImpl(this)
+}
+
+private class ValueUpdateOnlyFlowImpl<T>(private val upstream: Flow<T>) : Flow<T> {
+
+    override suspend fun collect(collector: FlowCollector<T>) {
+        var previousValue: T? = null
+        upstream.collect { value ->
+            if (previousValue != null && previousValue != value) {
+                collector.emit(value)
+            }
+            previousValue = value
+        }
+    }
+
+}
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diff --git a/app/src/main/java/gq/kirmanak/mealient/ui/recipes/RecipeViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/gq/kirmanak/mealient/ui/recipes/RecipeViewModel.kt
index 998af6d..7e3a733 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/gq/kirmanak/mealient/ui/recipes/RecipeViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/gq/kirmanak/mealient/ui/recipes/RecipeViewModel.kt
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@ import androidx.paging.cachedIn
 import dagger.hilt.android.lifecycle.HiltViewModel
 import gq.kirmanak.mealient.data.auth.AuthRepo
 import gq.kirmanak.mealient.data.recipes.RecipeRepo
+import gq.kirmanak.mealient.extensions.valueUpdatesOnly
 import gq.kirmanak.mealient.logging.Logger
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.launchIn
-import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.runningReduce
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.onEach
 import javax.inject.Inject
 
 @HiltViewModel
@@ -26,12 +27,9 @@ class RecipeViewModel @Inject constructor(
     val isAuthorized: LiveData<Boolean?> = _isAuthorized
 
     init {
-        authRepo.isAuthorizedFlow.runningReduce { wasAuthorized, isAuthorized ->
-            logger.v { "Authorization state changed from $wasAuthorized to $isAuthorized" }
-            if (wasAuthorized != isAuthorized) {
-                _isAuthorized.postValue(isAuthorized)
-            }
-            isAuthorized
+        authRepo.isAuthorizedFlow.valueUpdatesOnly().onEach {
+            logger.v { "Authorization state changed to $it" }
+            _isAuthorized.postValue(it)
         }.launchIn(viewModelScope)
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/gq/kirmanak/mealient/ui/recipes/RecipesFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/gq/kirmanak/mealient/ui/recipes/RecipesFragment.kt
index 3260b53..b0fe05b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/gq/kirmanak/mealient/ui/recipes/RecipesFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/gq/kirmanak/mealient/ui/recipes/RecipesFragment.kt
@@ -19,10 +19,14 @@ import gq.kirmanak.mealient.datasource.NetworkError
 import gq.kirmanak.mealient.extensions.collectWhenViewResumed
 import gq.kirmanak.mealient.extensions.refreshRequestFlow
 import gq.kirmanak.mealient.extensions.showLongToast
+import gq.kirmanak.mealient.extensions.valueUpdatesOnly
 import gq.kirmanak.mealient.logging.Logger
 import gq.kirmanak.mealient.ui.activity.MainActivityViewModel
 import gq.kirmanak.mealient.ui.recipes.images.RecipePreloaderFactory
-import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.*
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.Flow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.filter
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.filterIsInstance
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.map
 import javax.inject.Inject
 
 @AndroidEntryPoint
@@ -133,7 +137,7 @@ private fun Throwable.toLoadErrorReasonText(): Int? = when (this) {
 private fun <T : Any, VH : RecyclerView.ViewHolder> PagingDataAdapter<T, VH>.refreshErrors(): Flow<Throwable> {
     return loadStateFlow
         .map { it.refresh }
-        .distinctUntilChanged()
+        .valueUpdatesOnly()
         .filterIsInstance<LoadState.Error>()
         .map { it.error }
 }
@@ -141,7 +145,7 @@ private fun <T : Any, VH : RecyclerView.ViewHolder> PagingDataAdapter<T, VH>.ref
 private fun <T : Any, VH : RecyclerView.ViewHolder> PagingDataAdapter<T, VH>.appendPaginationEnd(): Flow<Unit> {
     return loadStateFlow
         .map { it.append.endOfPaginationReached }
-        .distinctUntilChanged()
+        .valueUpdatesOnly()
         .filter { it }
         .map { }
-}
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+}